The act of playing with or adorning something with baubles; behaving in a showy or trivial manner.
From 'bauble' plus the gerund suffix '-ing.' The term suggests both literal ornamentation and metaphorical frivolity, evolving from Middle English entertainment traditions.
Shakespeare used 'bauble' to mock things as worthless, and that judgment-laden sense is why 'baubling' often carries a tone of disapproval—language choices reveal whether we value ornament as beauty or dismiss it as superficial.
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